What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Bmyers]

What was with the optional passing lane in orange paint in your second pic?

How was it pulling thru the frost?

My wife informed me I was unable to draw a straight line. So, she drew another line. I then decided I would just dig right thru the middle of both of them.

Excavator did well. It was Yanmar 35 from the local rental company. Didn't have much issue with the frost, it pulled right through it. Thankfully, we have had some recent above normal temps, so most of it was minimal frost. I wasn't sure what type of struggles the ground would provide us due to all the recent snow, then the melt, then the freeze, then the thaw. Made it a little more muddier than I would of liked, but we made it.

We had discussed trenching it in, but was unsure what we might find, which we found an old section of fence, old buried furniture, and a pile of buried bricks (small pile). We made sure the bottom was free from anything shape and placed loose dirt back on top of it all. Had to get a the L3560 out to get a few buckets of dirt to fill in the locations where we had removed debris from to make sure we had a clean hole. I was told dirty holes (rock/sharp debris) can cause you problems and puncture the line.

No leaks and we now have water in the house. I think it went well for the first time of ever attempting anything like this and only the second time I have used an excavator.

 

[dirtydeed]

My wife informed me I was unable to draw a straight line. So, she drew another line. I then decided I would just dig right thru the middle of both of them.

LOL - That's what I figured. Thanks for the Chuckle.

 

[JonM]

after the normal stall clean outs i scraped up the remainder of the horse poo pile area into a single pile as we have regulars who come and take it for their own needs. got a coiple of occasionals or first timers that want some of whatever is left.

just a small pile its currently about 10x10x5 tall by the end of summer ill prolly have 4 or 5 piles about 8 or 9 feet tall and 20x20 in size or more. we make a free horse poop face b ook post letting locals know its available.

 

[McMXi]

I'm away for a couple of weeks but ordered six 1/2" Ag couplers from Summit Hydraulics and six 3/8 BSPP to 1/2" NPTF adapters from Discount Hydraulic Hose. These will be going on the M6060 rear remotes to replace the useless Faster couplers that leak oil all over the back end. They should be waiting for me when I get back next week.

I also ordered some PTFE pipe sealing compound for the NPTF end of the adapter. I don't think the adapters come with o-rings so I'll be reusing the ones on the Faster couplers if they're in good enough shape. If not I can stop by a local hardware store and get new ones.

 

[mdhughes]

Yesterday I was going to use the L3901DT and my WoodMaxx chipper. When I took the box-blade off I found that one of the attachment lift pin stopper was loose on the quick hitch. Turns out the pin that connected the lift pin stopper and the connecting rod to the handle had come out. So I had to take the pin that connected the handle to the connecting rod out so I could put a nut and bolt on the lift pin stopper and connecting rod. Then trying to get the spring compressed and the pin back in the handle was a lot of fun. Could have use another set of hands. All together it took me almost 2 hours from start to finish.

By the time I was done with all that, I decided not to put the chipper on the tractor.

 

[Chanceywd]

Yesterday I was going to use the L3901DT and my WoodMaxx chipper. When I took the box-blade off I found that one of the attachment lift pin stopper was loose on the quick hitch. Turns out the pin that connected the lift pin stopper and the connecting rod to the handle had come out. So I had to take the pin that connected the handle to the connecting rod out so I could put a nut and bolt on the lift pin stopper and connecting rod. Then trying to get the spring compressed and the pin back in the handle was a lot of fun. Could have use another set of hands. All together it took me almost 2 hours from start to finish.

By the time I was done with all that, I decided not to put the chipper on the tractor.

I find those kind of jobs like a big tool magnet. If outside I make repeated trips into the garage for another tool one after another. I wonder how I ever got anything done before having all the tools. But I did in a lot less time!

Bill

 

[mdhughes]

I was able to get some chipping done today with the L3901DT and the WoodMaxx chipper. I ran the chipper for an hour and twenty-three minutes. I was able to clean up a couple piles I had.

The electric CooP is clearing the right-of-way and there where some cedars that I wanted to get out before they chipped everything up. So I put the grapple on the tractor for that larger logs.

 

[Hugo Habicht]

.... I ran the chipper for an hour and twenty-three minutes. ...

I am truly impressed by your precise time keeping when doing work.

 

[mdhughes]

I am truly impressed by your precise time keeping when doing work.

I have a tach/hour meter on the chipper.

 

[chim]

It was Wifey's crane to help me reassemble the scraper blade I've been working on.

 

[NewToys]

Well today was the day. The dealer dropped her off this morning. I played with it for a couple hours.

 

[KewTractor]

Well picked up my L3902 3 weeks ago, and started to accessorize her before spring. Installed the Land Pride 3rd Function valve and attached the workplate with hooks, hitch and handles on the bucket.

 

[NordTrac]

Well today was the day. The dealer dropped her off this morning. I played with it for a couple hours.

Pictures?...

 

[ken erickson]

It was a good day at my oak savanna habitat land yesterday. While not a Kubota working, we did prepare an acre of dense pines for tree planting this spring. I am putting in 300 burr oak seedlings and 75 white oak seedlings along with seeding monarch habitat.

The contractor I hired put in a full days work and ran the Bobcat very efficiently. First time I have used him and happy with his work and business model.

The morning started out foggy but quickly burned off. Great day to be on the land and making improvements.

 

[Old_Paint]

It was a good day at my oak savanna habitat land yesterday. While not a Kubota working, we did prepare an acre of dense pines for tree planting this spring. I am putting in 300 burr oak seedlings and 75 white oak seedlings along with seeding monarch habitat.

The contractor I hired put in a full days work and ran the Bobcat very efficiently. First time I have used him and happy with his work and business model.

The morning started out foggy but quickly burned off. Great day to be on the land and making improvements.

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Nice place you got there. Like the rolling hills. Should get plenty deer in when those trees mature enough to start bearing acorns. A lot better for them than corn feed.

 

[ken erickson]

Nice place you got there. Like the rolling hills. Should get plenty deer in when those trees mature enough to start bearing acorns. A lot better for them than corn feed.

Thank you! It's getting better all the time.

I have owned the acreage now since 2017 , 2018-2019 did a major mulching of half the property and planted native prairie species.

Home to many deer now. I have plenty of red oak which produce acorns of course, but whitetail favor white oak. While I do have some white oak, and only a hand full of burr oak , not nearly enough.

Last week I parked in a area to eat my lunch and just so happened to park on a major deer highway. My land is crisscrossed with trails like this. Hard to find a spot that does not have some deer track.

Here is the picture of that trail. The heavy trail cuts to the left, but down the hill on my two track is heavily used also.

 

[forky]

Looking good Ken! Sure, wish we could live another 100 years and watch the land improvements one makes on their loved property. I know, I live for mine and sure you do too.

 

[ken erickson]

Looking good Ken! Sure, wish we could live another 100 years and watch the land improvements one makes on their loved property. I know, I live for mine and sure you do too.

It would be nice but we have to be content to trust the future stewards of our land that they continue what we started,

I have put mine in a trust which should go a long ways to make that happen. Not sure if my beneficiaries will be thrilled when that day comes and they learn of my plans.

What part of the state, if you do not mind sharing, is your land? Wisconsin has varied geography as your aware and I find it a beautiful state no matter what region.